Christmas Insert, Events and Gift Guide

CHRISTMAS EVENTS ABOUND IN AND AROUND MELBOURNE

DECK THE HALLS AS THE COMMONS OF SOUTH MELBOURNE OFFICIALLY OPENS

GREAT GIFT IDEAS & GIVEAWAYS FOR A MERRY CHRISTMAS

SANTA SPREADS HIS CHEER WITH VISITS SOMEWHERE NEAR DEC/JAN 2012

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A SPECTACULAR CHRISTMAS IN THE NEIGHBOURHOOD

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MERRY CHRISTMAS

Hoping Yule all have a great Festive Season!

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In this issue: The Big Sing 2 Crown’s Christmas Spectacular 3 Wonderland Fun Park Giant Christmas Party 3 The Commons Official Launch 4 City & Docklands Celebrations 4 Great Gift Ideas & top spots to shop 6-7

A merry lead up to what will undoubtedly be a busy, but exciting few weeks before the ‘big day’ arrives.

wonderful people that I have been in contact with over these months, and I eagerly look forward to what lies ahead for 2012!

I must admit, it has been both fantastic as well as fairly difficult in putting this special Christmas insert together. Fantastic as far as getting an insight into just how much is happening in the neighbourhood in the lead up to Christmas, but difficult from the perspective of having so many amazing events and brilliant gift ideas but just never enough space to include it all.

On behalf of our super team at MagMedia, I thank our readers and all our wonderful advertisers for your support. We wish you all the most amazing Christmas and may this New Year bring prosperity, peace and harmony to your homes, hearts and places of business.

The opportunity to work on our inserts for the past 6 months has been a highlight, I have learnt so much more about Docklands and its place in the bigger neighbourhood picture, I have discovered the amazing wealth of historic and present day significance of Port Melbourne, I have been astounded by the interactive and cohesive community of South Melbourne and I am constantly excited by how much is happening in marvellous Melbourne. I thank all the

no cross-promotions and no entrance fee. The Big Sing was created to allow anybody and everybody to get involved.

The participants are the performers, with families, friends and locals forming the hundreds of carollers who wind their way through the back streets of Fitzroy, singing everything from Silent Night and the Twelve Days of Christmas, to Camptown Races and The Gambler.

Best of all, musical talent is not required.

Everyone is welcome, from the operatic soprano to the tuneless base, yes, even Meat Loaf is welcome to attend. The only pre-condition is good cheer.

JOIN IN ‘THE BIG SING’ 2011 Singing aye aye yipee yipee aye Aye aye yipee yipee aye .....

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It’s not the tune you’d usually expect to hear on Christmas Eve. But She’ll Be Coming Around the Mountain has become the signature song of The Big Sing, Fitzroy’s typically eclectic response to Carols by Candlelight.

The Big Sing this year doesn’t get any better and is tuning up to take Christmas cheer to the streets of Fitzroy on Christmas Eve for, you guessed it, the 12th time!

The unique nature of the event has helped it become an institution in Fitzroy. There are no celebrities trying to steal the show,

The Gertrude Players, the initiators and now chief supporters of The Big Sing, will again supply free carol books, and there is no charge for joining in. So, if you are yearning to step out of the shower and take you tonsils to the street, be sure not to miss The Big Sing 2011.

When: Saturday, 24 December 2011 Where: Leaving 6pm sharp! from Whitlam Place (corner Napier and Moor Sts), Fitzroy Finishing at approx 8pm on the steps of the Fitzroy Town Hall, Napier St, Fitzroy

Enjoy this special issue Christmas insert and be sure to get your entries in for some fabulous Christmas giveaways - they are our gift to you!

Merry Christmas & Happy Chanukah one and all!

Lisa Quittner editor@3008docklands.com.au

St Luke’s Anglican Church Christmas Eve Children’s Pageant An ongoing tradition and interactive event for the family to enjoy this Christmas Eve, bring the littlies along to enjoy puppets and a nativity play at St Luke’s Christmas Eve Children’s Pageant.

St Luke’s Anglican Church Christmas Eve Pageant is especially suited to children aged between 2 and 11 years of age. Take part in the spirit of Christmas.

The Christmas Day service begins at 10am.

When: Saturday 24th December at 5pm Where: 210 Dorcas Street, South Melbourne Further Information: 9686 8521

A wonderful Melbourne tradition will continue this festive season as Crown’s Christmas Spectacular, one of the most technologically advanced and largest automated Christmas attractions in the Southern Hemisphere.

Recognised as one of the most spectacular displays at Christmas, Crown will again amaze guests by lighting up the grand Atrium with a giant Christmas tree suspended from the ceiling. This magical tree, over six stories high and wrapped top to bottom in silver foil, will be completed with surprise animatronic characters and presents that pop out and surprise guests to a narrated story line about a boy whose only wish for Christmas is to run away with the circus.

Surrounding the Christmas tree amongst the Atrium’s many fountains will be a series of animated vignettes that come to life. A carousel of carnival animals, rope swinging monkeys, two enormous mountains of gloriously wrapped presents and a stunning ‘Big Top’ animatronic circus tent that theatrically

expands, revolves and opens up to reveal various vaudevillian style circus scenes.

Crown’s Christmas Spectacular is one of the most enduring Christmas traditions in Australia. This unique and colourful sensory experience will captivate all present with the magic of Christmas attracting more than one million visitors over the festive season.

The free animated spectacle will run until Sunday 1 January, 2012 with shows daily every 30 minutes from 10.00am until 12 midnight at the Atrium at Crown - 8 Whiteman Street, Southbank

CHRISTMAS EVENTS

See Crown’s Christmas Spectacular everyday!

One Big Giant Christmas Party at Wonderland Fun Park It’s One Big Giant Christmas Party - a magical wonderland of fun that you and your family will never forget.

See the crazy antics of the Christmas elves, visit Santa’s Stable, post a letter to the North Pole.

Included in this magical Christmas experience are super awesome amusement rides and on your journey through to Santa’s Wonderland you will meet Santa and receive a family photo and a small gift for each child. At dusk each day Wonderland Fun Park will twinkle with 100s and 1000s of Christmas Lights.

Ride the Wacky Worm Roller Coaster, The Crazy Wave, Bee Ride, Tea Cups, Grand Carousel, Bungee Trampoline, Dodgem Cars and The Dragon Flyer and so much more.

Take advantage of the fantastic family value passes available including the Christmas

Carols at Docklands Come and join in Carols at Docklands!

Bring the whole family along to enjoy the Kids Carnival starting at 6:30pm with face painting, rides, characters, jumping castle, fairy floss and Santa, followed by Christmas Carols with special guest artists Evermore, Michael

Spectacular Pass, at just $20 which includes entry to Santa’s Wonderland, a photo with Santa and a small gift per child and Mum and Dad can accompany children with valid passes for free!

The Super Santa Fun Pass includes unlimited rides all day, entry to Santa’s Wonderland, a photo with Santa and a small gift per child that is incredible value and entertainment for families for just $35 and all day parking nearby for just $5.

Wonderland Fun Park provides affordable and fantastic fun throughout the school holidays, it really is a wonderland for families!

Wonderland Fun Park - 120 Pearl River Road, Harbour Town, Docklands Book online at www.wonderlandfunpark.com.au or call 9602 1311 Open from 11am daily.

Paynter, hip hop group NOLIMITS and a 50 piece gospel choir as well as a spectacular fireworks display! All ages welcome!

When: Friday 23rd December, 2011 Time: 6:30pm onwards Where: Waterfront City Piazza Docklands 429 Docklands Drive, Docklands Cost: FREE For more information visit www.planetshakers.com.au

‘Chinese Restaurant: Staff Dinner’, Bronek Kozka, 2011, Archival pigment print, 130 x 95cm

‘Of Many Types’ 2011, John Scurry, Oil on linen, 81.5 x 102cm

September Exhibitions at Port Melbourne’s MARS Gallery Situated on Bay Street in Port Melbourne, [MARS] Melbourne Art Rooms (otherwise known as MARS Gallery) opened in February 2005 and has earned a reputation as one of Melbourne’s exciting and diverse commercial art spaces.

MARS has proudly exhibited over 132 shows, shown around 170 artists including group and solo shows. The everyday activity of the gallery is to showcase monthly over two floors a cross-section of local and interstate, Australian contemporary artists working in a broad spectrum of diverse media.

This month, an exhibition of artworks from Bronek Kozka and John Scurry are displayed.

In Bronek Kozka more recent work there is a central theme that runs through; memory and remembered moments. In this exhibition, this theme continues. “The installation aspects of this exhibition actively engage the viewer by exposing them to a scene for a split second then challenging them to hold on to the memory. The vision, which inevitably disappears from their view

and minds eye is a metaphor for a lost memory, it vanishes almost like a dream just after waking. My images are best described as carefully constructed tableaus, they are cast with actors playing their various roles, propped and lit, every detail is considered and controlled” said Kozka.

John Scurry paints from everyday life. Often devoid of human presence, his scenes show lived-in environments, which suggest an elusive and intriguing narrative. Viewers of his works may sense that a protagonist or the artist himself has fled the scene midway through some sort of chaotic artistic or domestic activity.

Accumulated clutter, wilting flowers and plants, plastic bags and the detritus of human existence are all celebrated by this important Australian artist.

View these works during September at MARS Gallery 418 Bay St, Port Melbourne Open 10am - 5pm, Tues - Sun www.marsgallery.com.au

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CHRISTMAS EVENTS

Christmas with Father Bob at St Peter & Paul’s Parish Church Join Father Bob and the fabulous community of South Melbourne for this year’s Christmas Eve and Christmas Day Services.

Christmas Eve: 7.30pm Carols - 8pm Mass Christmas Day: 10am Mass 377 Dorcas Street, South Melbourne Visit: www.sppchurch.org.au

Christmas Decoration Sites at Docklands New Christmas decorations will feature at the following locations in and around the Docklands precinct this year adding to the spirit of Christmas:

Christmas in Melbourne is set to be transformed as the City of Melbourne becomes the Christmas capital with new Christmas decorations and a new Christmas tree experience in the City Square.

The new Christmas decorations, inspired by traditional Christmas carols, will be installed on key landmark buildings around the municipality including Docklands, and will include Christmas projections on the State Library and St Paul’s Cathedral.

• Victoria Harbour will be adorned with banners and baubles, and

There will be gardening demonstrations focusing on farm to

South Melbourne Commons is a social enterprise encouraging community and sustainability through engagement and education.

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plate concepts and a BBQ supplied by their sustainable caterer.

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Upon dusk, witness the official lighting of Christmas Square launching 30 days of festivities in Melbourne. Entry is free.

Pick up a Christmas decorations map and take your festive journey at melbourne.vic.gov.au/christmas

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Visitors will also be able to download or pick up a Christmas map to help them explore the decoration trail taking in some of Melbourne’s main thoroughfares, laneways and waterfront locations.

Be the first to see the city’s new Christmas tree and decorations from Friday 2 December.

Join Santa as he takes time out from his busy schedule, sing along with carollers and watch

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Get into the spirit of Christmas with the family at Harbour Town and while you are there get that Christmas shopping list ticked off. The Starlight Foundation will help make your gift that bit more special, with gift wrapping

Christmas themed launch of The South Melbourne Commons The South Melbourne Commons is celebrating their official launch on December 10th with a Christmas themed party. The launch will showcase a variety of dynamic initiatives progressing at The Commons. There will be tours of their edible Permaculture gardens, the new organic grocery will be open, the café will host foodie displays, and tours of the building will be hosted, that has experienced an awe-inspiring transformation mostly due to the hard work and dedication of community volunteers.

the traditional Christian blessing of the newly created City of Melbourne nativity scene.

Christmas wrapped up at Harbour Town

• Southern Cross Station - the gateway to Docklands, will be dressed with large Christmas banners

• Light pillars - featuring traditional Christmas carols, banners and a Christmas tree will be positioned along New Quay Promenade.

Christmas celebrations in the city

Taking the madness out of festive season shopping, pop into Harbour Town after work from December 19 -24 to take advantage of late night trading until 8pm each night.

Harbour Town is always a great place for the family to visit and especially at Christmas with entertainment each day during the week before the big day. Christmas wouldn’t be Christmas without Santa making an appearance, see him daily between 11am - 4pm until December 24th.

The December 10th launch will explore all aspects of conscious lifestyle choices.

Father Bob Maguire will officially open the Commons whilst live entertainment will be provided local high school students and choirs When: Sunday 10 December from 10am - 4pm.

Where: 217-239A Montague Street, South Melbourne

available from December 10 - 24th between 11am and 4pm, for a gold coin donation.

Harbour Town will also be running some great school holiday activities during January.

Check the website for further details. www.harbourtownmelbourne.com.au

Medibank Icehouse Christmas Showcase Come enjoy a very special Christmas at the Medibank Icehouse where some of Victoria’s top figure skaters and our stars of the future will showcase their talents in the end of year Christmas Showcase. You can get up and dance with our ‘Ice Ice Babies’, visit Glinda and Elphaba in the Emerald City, marvel at the ‘Can Can’ dancers at the Moulin Rouge, and be welcomed to Burlesque.

You will also laugh at Scrooge’s antics and smile as Santa Claus, Rudolf and Elfie make Christmas at

Medibank Icehouse a very special place. Then enjoy a skating tribute to Michael Jackson.

Show times: December 16th @ 7.30pm - December 18th @ 4.30pm Where: Medibank Icehouse, 105 Pearl River Road, Docklands, www.icehouse.com.au

2011 Christmas gift Guide & giveaways

Love tickets to ‘A Chorus Line’?

An all new Australian production of one of the most successful American Broadway musicals of all time is coming to Her Majesty’s Theatre this February.

Direct from Broadway, A Chorus Line is directed and restaged by Baayork Lee, one of the original cast members and inspirations from the Tony Award winning 1975 production. Starring Josh Horner and a sensational cast. Tickets to A Chorus Line - the perfect gift idea this Christmas. (Giveaway valid for Feb 4 show at 2pm) From: February 4, 2012 Where: Her Majesty’s Theatre - Melbourne Tickets: Ticketek - 1300 795 012 Web: www.achorusline.com.au

A Gift for the love of Animals For that person that has everything, a membership to Friends of the Zoo’s (FOTZ) is the perfect gift for Christmas.

FOTZ is an independent, non-profit organisation established in 1980 to support Zoos Victoria and animal conservation.

Their objective is to cultivate a wider understanding and appreciation of wildlife and its need for conservation; encourage and promote interest and support for Zoos Victoria; and provide valued services for members.

An annual membership entitles the gift recipient to unlimited free entry to Healesville Sanctuary, Melbourne Zoo and Werribee Open Range Zoo for 12 months as well as access to interstate Zoo’s! The Zoo also offers the option of adopting an animal as a special gift for the apartment dweller.

Visit www.fotz.org.au or call 9285 9325

The Gift of Achieving your Goals The Mi Goals range for home or office are designed and made in Melbourne with the aim of engaging the consumer, not only through design, but also content intending to create a sense of hope for its users on their journey towards achieving their goals.

The Mi Goals range is stylish, savvy and practical and an ideal gift for everyone. The range includes the Mi Goals Diary

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A bounty full of Christmas cheer There is nothing that signals the arrival of the festive season quite like receiving a beautifully presented hamper of assorted gifts and goodies. Fruit For You ...and Flowers Too is a well established provider of premium corporate gifts and floral arrangements, who also specialise in offering a wide assortment of Christmas and New Year themed hampers.

Fruit For You... and Flowers too can create specially made to order hampers using the highest quality fresh fruit as well as Australian gourmet foods and wines with same day delivery. A wide range are available for nation-wide shipping, making the ideal gift for interstate family, friends or as corporate gifts.

Fruit For You ...and Flowers Too - Shop 11P, ANZ Centre 833 Collins St, Docklands, Ph: 1300 669 421 www.fruitforyou.com.au and the recently released Goals Book, Notes Book, Heroes Book, Motivational Posters, Business Diary and Goals Desk Calendar.

Mi Goals Diary inspires you to live your dreams and ultimately take charge of your life whether that be your personal or professional quest.

Visit www.migoals.com.au to view the range or pop into Paperpoint at 259 Coventry St, South Melbourne.

A Special Reader Gift from Servcorp

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Accessorise This Christmas For that special Christmas gift, or if you are looking for new and unique ways to accessorise your home, you’ll be pleasantly surprised at Radstock + Kendall.

Family owned and operated for 14 years, Radstock + Kendall has built up a reputation in the CBD for providing an extensive and unique selection of homewares, gifts, kids toys and clothing, accessories and furniture. Radstock + Kendall prides itself on offering good quality products, at an affordable price, with exclusive products from all over the world.

With the festive season upon us, Radstock + Kendall has a huge selection of Christmas decorations and gifts, including unique Kris Kringle gifts starting from as little as $5.

Visit Radstock + Kendall, Melbourne’s home of affordable quality furniture, homewares, accessories and gifts at 575 Bourke Street or shop online at www.radstock.com.au See their ad on page 26.

2011 Christmas gift Guide & giveaways

A big YES to Christmas Specials

In spreading the Christmas Cheer, Servcorp would like to offer 3008 Docklands readers 1 hour complimentary boardroom access at Servcorp Collins Street Docklands*. Valued at $77.

Email Melbourne@servcorp.com.au or call 9097 1617 and mention codeword “XmasCheer” before January 13, 2012 *Conditions apply. Limited numbers available - first in best dressed. Only one per business and per person. New enquiries only.

Must redeem between 1 December 2011 and 31 March 2012

Looking for Presents? Try South Melbourne Market Obviously the South Melbourne Market has it all for food - fresh local seafood, meat and vegetables. But what about presents? “At a Market?’ you say. But you haven’t seen South Melbourne Market’s new designer section.

SO:ME Space is full of extraordinary stores by young Melbourne designers - clothing, art works, jewellery, umbrellas, bikinis, books and bicycles and accessories.

As they do with food, this new section of the Market boasts a strong emphasis on local production. Take the bookshop, called One Little Piggie, which has books from or about Melbourne. Or the jewellery at Stone, Glint & Bone, all locally made but in glorious timber cases beside a black skeleton called Eric!

South Melbourne Market Cnr Coventry & Cecil St’s, South Melbourne Christmas Trading Hours: southmelbournemarket.com.au

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